King Makers or Court Jesters

June 11, 2017

By Áine Carson

ALL of a sudden the English press is introducing the DUP to the rest of the UK as if they’re this new party sprung up as a result of increased sectarianism in Northern Ireland. But if they’d have paid attention, they’d have realised they’ve been there all along only with the addition of two newbies. But they didn’t until the possibility of our public servants having an impact on their lives. It was ok for the Northern Irish to be constrained by the fundamentalist Christians but only when the threat of their crazy ways entering a new cabinet did they take note.

So lets have a look at what Theresa May was likely advised to reject as coalition partners – because even Joseph Goebbels would struggle to make these folks look good.

In alphabetical order

Campbell, Gregory

When you see Gregory’s name trending on Twitter, you know it’s because he’s been on the Nolan Show spouting some offensive nonsense to deflect attention from whatever scandal the DUP is involved in. His ‘Curry my yogurt can coca coaler’ jibe in the Northern Ireland Assembly sealed his fate with Irish language speakers of Protestant and Catholic faiths. As a politician he isn’t taken seriously and has more of a role of riling up tension between the sides.